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MAN007  Rev Date 11/08/2007 

                 

 
 
 

 

UNIMUX-DVI-x 

 

USB DVI KVM Switch 

Installation and Operation Manual 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

UNIMUX

TM

Series

 

NETWORK
TECHNOLOGIES
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Tel:330-562-7070
Fax:330-562-1999

1275 Danner Dr
Aurora, OH 44202

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Summary of Contents for DVI-x

Page 1: ...1 08 2007 UNIMUX DVI x USB DVI KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual UNIMUXTM Series NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED Tel 330 562 7070 Fax 330 562 1999 1275 Danner Dr Aurora OH 44202 www networktechinc com NTI R ...

Page 2: ...copying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Network Technologies Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44202 CHANGES The material in this guide is for information only and is subject to change without notice Network Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users CE Statement We Network Technolo...

Page 3: ...ista 15 SerTest RS232 Interface Test Program 15 Main Options 15 KEYBOARD FEATURES 17 Keyboard To Computer Translation 17 Translation Capabilities 17 Translation Tables 17 International Sun Keyboards 18 TROUBLESHOOTING 19 INDEX 19 WARRANTY INFORMATION 19 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 Secure rackmount ears to switch 4 Figure 2 Secure switch to a rack 4 Figure 3 Connect a DVI monitor 5 Figure 4 Connect t...

Page 4: ...er Input Devices Supported USB keyboard with Windows layout USB keyboard with SUN layout USB keyboard with MAC layout USB Mouse up to 3 buttons USB IntelliMouse scrollwheel USB Hub Mouse Trak trackball Logitech Kensington and Microsoft Wheelmouse or Trackball on Mac CPUs with special drivers Logitech Cordless Elite Duo keyboard and mouse Logitech wireless S510 EX110 diNovo LX710 MX5000 Crystal Vis...

Page 5: ... Technologies Inc by calling 800 742 8324 800 RGB TECH in the US and Canada or 330 562 7070 worldwide DEFINITIONS USB Composite Device A USB device that contains multiple endpoints each representing input devices that cannot be separated i e a keyboard with a built in mouse USB Hub A USB device that allows one or more USB input devices to plug in to the USB The hub has exactly one upstream port wi...

Page 6: ...g switch address when RS232 is used 7 MONITOR HDMI Type A female connector for connection of the user DVI video monitor 8 5VDC power input connector for attachment of the AC adapter 9 RS232 optional RJ45 serial connector for attachment of RS232 control cable 10 CPU x USB type B female connector for connection of USB device cable from CPU s 11 VIDEO x HDMI Type A female connectors for connecting vi...

Page 7: ... holes in the sides of the NTI switch Tighten the screws securely Figure 1 Secure rackmount ears to switch 2 Install 4 captive nuts not supplied to the rack in locations that line up with the holes in the mounting ear on the NTI switch 3 Secure the NTI switch to the rack using four rack screws 10 32 12 24 M6 etc not supplied Each screw should be of sufficient length to go completely through the NT...

Page 8: ...symbol on the front of the UNIMUX 4 Connect the male USB type A connector on the mouse cable to the remaining USB type A female connector labeled with the USB symbol on the front of the UNIMUX Figure 4 Connect the device s DVI Enabled Monitor Mating Face of DVI Male Mating Face of HDMI Type A Male DVI HDMI MM 3 supplied 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Scan Command Broadcast UNIMUXTM RS232 DDC NTI R Network Techno...

Page 9: ...PU 2 and VIDEO 2 connectors etc Figure 5 Connect each CPU 7 Connect the AC adapter to the UNIMUX See Fig 6 below Figure 6 Connect the AC adapter Rear View of UNIMUX DVI 8 CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 5 CPU 6 CPU 7 CPU 8 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 VIDEO 6 VIDEO 7 VIDEO 8 RS232 5VDC USB Type B Female USB Type A Female USB Type A Male DVI Female Video Connector Rear View of Windows USB CP...

Page 10: ... connect the adapter to the RS232 port on the control terminal Follow the instruction under RS232 Control on page 12 for configuration and use of the RS232 control feature Figure 7 Connect RS232 control terminal Rear View of UNIMUX DVI 8 CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 3 CPU 4 CPU 5 CPU 6 CPU 7 CPU 8 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 VIDEO 6 VIDEO 7 VIDEO 8 RS232 5VDC VGA Multi Scan Monitor Control Terminal...

Page 11: ...e A female ports See Features and Functions on page 3 item 4 A USB hub single or multi port can be used provided only USB input devices are plugged into it Only a USB Windows or SUN keyboard or USB mouse may be connected to the USB port on a USB MAC keyboard A maximum of 8 input devices may be connected to the UNIMUX either directly or through hubs See Fig 8 for some examples of input device combi...

Page 12: ...directly the CPU to which the user is connected through the UNIMUX Keyboard Control Keyboard control of the UNIMUX can be achieved using Command Mode below The keyboard can be used to control all functions of the UNIMUX as an alternative to using the front panel on the UNIMUX By pressing Ctrl accent key the user can enter Command Mode Once in Command Mode typing a series of commands will cause the...

Page 13: ...ot use the Backspace key Normal Mode When all of the UNIMUX mode LEDs are OFF the user is in Normal Mode controlling the CPU to which the user is connected through the UNIMUX No Sun Sleep Mode Note It is necessary to configure a Sun CPU most versions such that the Sleep Mode is not enabled If the Sun CPU goes into Sleep Mode either automatically or manually the user must reboot the Sun CPU in orde...

Page 14: ...Belgian 15 Japan Katakana 28 Swiss German 03 Canadian Bilingual 16 Korean 29 Switzerland 04 Canadian French 17 Latin American 30 Taiwan 05 Czech Republic 18 Netherlands Dutch 31 Turkish 06 Danish 19 Norwegian 32 UK 07 Finnish 20 Persian Farsi 33 US 08 French 21 Poland 34 Yugoslavia 09 German 22 Portuguese 10 Greek 23 Russia 11 Hebrew 24 Slovakia 12 Hungary 25 Spanish Figure 9 Country Codes for int...

Page 15: ...ansmit data RXD at host 7 No connection 8 No connection A 5 foot patch cable and two adapters RJ45 to DB9 and RJ45 to DB25 have been provided for connection to most CPUs see page 7 Baud Rate The baud rate can be changed by powering down the unit changing the 8 position RS232 dip switch on the front of the UNIMUX and then powering back up This table shows how to set the baud rate Fig 10 shows switc...

Page 16: ...serial adapter provided with the RS232 option and the CPU as shown in Fig 11 Figure 11 RS232 connection with Matrix Y 1 cable Figure 12 Pinout of Matrix Y 1 cable Unit 1 Source 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 7 8 1 4 6 Jumper Jumpers Not connected to source connector Unit 2 9D Female 9D Male 9D Male Wiring Schematic of Matrix Y 1 cable Note The loop back RS232 dip switch RS232 dip switch 1 should be ON for each...

Page 17: ...P CR IP CR Read Connection For Output User Port to Input CPU Port RS SW CR Internal Reset RU SW CR IP OP CR Read Unit Size SS SW 00 CR Disable Autostatus feature see below SS SW 01 CR Enable Autostatus feature see below GO SW OP CR go SW OP IP CR Read connection of a Output User Port to Input CPU Port different response format than RO command GM SW 00 CR go OP IP all ports CR Read connection matri...

Page 18: ... Test Program This software allows a user to test the functions of an NTI server switch matrix switch or Multi user Multi platform Single user switch RS232 interface The SerTest program is automatically loaded when installing the NTI Switch Control Program as described above The SerTest program located in the NTI program group generates a main menu with the 4 selections described below Main Option...

Page 19: ...ons into switch memory bank command for all switches h Restore All Units I O Connections from Units Memory not applicable to this model restore the connections from switch memory bank command for all switches i Change All Units Baud Rate 9600 COM1 change RS 232 Baud rate of all switches the current baud rate and serial port are displayed in parentheses ETHERNET OPERATIONS not applicable to this mo...

Page 20: ...onality Full functionality except Application Key Apple Pro Keyboard Extra keys emulation Extra Keys not supported Eject Mute Volume Volume Full functionality Sun Mouse Full functionality Full functionality Full functionality Wheel Mouse Full functionality Full functionality Full functionality Apple Mouse Right button emulation Full functionality Right button emulation Translation Tables Use the c...

Page 21: ...set the UNIMUX to indicate the international keyboard identification number to the CPU by following the instruction on page 11 Enter Enter Ctrl Shift Shift Caps Lock Tab Esc Ctrl Alt Backspace Num Lock Windows USB Keyboard Alt Enter Enter Ctrl Shift Shift Caps Lock Tab Esc Ctrl Alt Backspace Num Lock Typical 101 Keyboard Alt F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Scroll Lock Pause Break Print Scre...

Page 22: ...y chaining 12 definitions 2 devices supported 1 features 3 front panel control 9 Installation 5 international keyboard layouts 18 Keyboard control 9 keyboard features 17 keyboard translation 17 limitations 8 MAC mice and trackballs 11 materials supplied 2 Matrix Y 1 cable 13 power up sequence 8 Rackmounting 4 RS232 commands 14 RS232 Control 12 RS232 pinout 12 Scan mode 10 SerTest 15 Sun sleep mode...

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